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Welcome to our new PC The winning formula What is the Living Lab? Questions Uni scoops award at CUBO Collaborative sustainable & answers page 2 solutions back page page 3 September 2017 News & Views from the Facilities Directorate at the University of Leeds. fdRESIDENTIALmatters SERVICES ESTATES COMMERCIAL AND CAMPUS SUPPORT SERVICES SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability Awards 2017 Green Impact organisation to have a positive impact on society”. Award winners Sustainability Award winners were: for 2017 Embedding Sustainability through he end of this year’s Green Impact Collaboration programme was also marked at the Sustainability Awards evening. This year Staff winner: Grounds and Gardens T we handed out 36 Green Awards to teams Student winner: George Middlemiss across the University who were involved in Green Impact, a sustainability accreditation Building Knowledge and Capacity scheme that brings together our staff and Staff winner: The Priestley International Centre students into teams to play an active role in for Climate making the workplace more sustainable. Teams Student winner: James Patrick Glover-Ochiltree work on sustainability actions and criteria, and the more criteria that are completed, the higher the award. Congratulations to everyone Being a Positive Partner in Society involved across the FD. Staff winner: Georgina Binnie for the Writing Back Project Green Impact award winners from the Facilities Directorate were: n Wednesday 7 June the University held our first ever Sustainability Report showing how Student winner: LUUMIC (Music Impact in the the annual Sustainability Awards, well we have done against the objectives set in Community) Ocelebrating the work that has gone on our strategy, however the award ceremony Catering: .................................................. Platinum this year and the people that have contributed really brings these achievements to life by Making the Most of Resources Residential Services: .............................. Platinum to creating positive change on campus and showcasing the inspirational work of teams and Staff winner: Re-use at St Marks Residences Cleaning: .........................................................Gold further afield. individuals from across the University Student winner: Ravi Toor community.” Facilities Directorate Building: .....................Gold Team winner: Olivia Miller and the Cleaning In the first half of the evening, Vice-Chancellor – Facilities Support Services: ...........................Gold Services Team Sir Alan Langlands presented the Sustainability Dr Louise Ellis, Director of Sustainability Residential Services: ......................................Gold Awards, followed by a delicious vegetarian dinner Services said: Grounds & Gardens: ..............Silver Project Award prepared by the Great Food at Leeds team. The “Our commitment to being a sustainable The Sustainable Purchasing Award evening concluded with the Green Impact Awards, university is as strong as ever and this was Winner: Chris Askew, PCB PCB: ........................................Silver Project Award introduced by Dennis Hopper, and presented by reflected in the amazing work that was SPA: ................................................................ Silver Sustainability Intern, Becky Ewan. recognised at this year’s University Sustainability Congratulations to all winners and nominees, and Security: ...................................................... Bronze Awards. It was a great opportunity for us to a special thanks to all who attended and made the Commenting on this year’s awards, Dennis said: celebrate, and share, the full spectrum of night a huge success. More information about the “Yet again the Sustainability Awards go from activities by individuals and teams across the event can be found at: sustainability.leeds.ac.uk/ strength to strength! This year we have produced University, which helps us as a whole sustainability-awards-2017 Gold for Leeds in Teaching Excellence Framework n June, the Higher Education Funding education and experience, but of course, we will information that is available to prospective Council for England (HEFCE) published the always strive to improve further and we must students in their decision-making process, ITeaching Excellence Framework (TEF) ratings maintain a relentless focus on educational including our very successful Open Days. and Leeds was awarded Gold. excellence. Preparations are already underway to map out how the TEF measures may be useful in “We can all be proud of this result, which is This means that the independent TEF panel informing and enhancing student education in testament to the hard work, commitment and judged that we deliver “consistently outstanding the future. talents of not only our staff, but also students teaching, learning and outcomes for our students, across the University. Indeed, the judges cited our of the highest quality found in the UK”. “The TEF is just one of the measures used to ‘embedded ethos of the Leeds partnership with assess our strengths as a University - our 90% students’ as one of our strengths. I’d like to thank The assessment cited that “students from all satisfaction rate in the National Student Survey Leeds University Union, which also contributed backgrounds achieve consistently outstanding last year and top five position in the Times to the submission, along with our student outcomes” and that the University has a Higher Education Student Experience Survey education team, our inspirational teachers and “creative approach to supporting students in 2017 are other important measures, and our personal tutors, and everyone who has played a their independent learning”. position as The Times and The Sunday Times part in earning us this recognition.” University of the Year in 2017. Professor Tom Ward, Deputy-Vice-Chancellor: Teaching Student Education said: “This Gold rating “It’s important that we continue to showcase our Excellence strengthens our excellent reputation in student distinctiveness and strengths in all the Framework Facilities Directorate fdmatters Facilities Directorate newsletter Facilities Directorate newsletter fdmatters OUR SUCCESS CONTINUES HAVE YOUR SAY Become a Positive Impact Partner you should all feel very proud. On the the new flagship £96m build on the North AND TAKE PART subject of awards, I was inspired by the East section of campus. Furthermore, a many achievements that were showcased at new name for the boulevard and new IN THIS YEAR’S the recent annual Sustainability Awards. This gateway to campus between the multi event brings to life the progress we have storey car park and Nexus has just been made as a University against our objectives, confirmed as Discovery Way. STAFF SURVEY! further information of which is detailed in taff in the FD are being asked to take • Create personal and professional the new annual Sustainability Report. The Following the tragic events of the Grenfell he next Facilities Directorate Staff part in the new Positive Impact Partner opportunities for both UoL and third sector Living Lab project, which joins up world flats fire, we have been focussed Survey is due to take place in SScheme. The University has a clear part partners leading research with what we do here on throughout summer on conducting a range TOctober 2017. This is an to play in making Leeds, its communities and • Be an exemplar of good practice campus, is a classic example of the of precautionary assessments of our opportunity to express your views on the wider region the great place it is. We are underpinning principle and collaborative buildings with an immediate focus on what it’s like to work for the Facilities proud of our commitment to being a positive residential buildings. Whilst we are Directorate. The survey should take approach of the way we are working to partner in society, and we all benefit from The University has a clear part to embed sustainability practices across the confident that the existing fire safety around ten minutes to complete. working collaboratively with inspirational “ University and is something that all staff provision is of an excellent standard across individuals and organisations within and way play in making Leeds, its We will share the results with you and across the FD can be involved in. our portfolio, we are not complacent, and beyond Campus. Together, the University and communities and the wider “ Sensory Garden at Charles Morris Hall are rechecking our overall systems and these will help us to measure where we’re the region’s vibrant, active third sector create torm Jameson Court is designed and well-being of students and visitors with ASD, approaches to be assured we have done doing well and in which areas you’d like a collective of amazing and committed people, region the great place it is. accredited as ‘Access Exceptional’ by the with the planting scheme prioritised on known everything we can. Updates on fire safety to see some changes. with skills and knowledge to share and build SVisit Britain National Accessible Scheme. benefits. Also to increase biodiversity, by “Nexus has grown at an can be found on the main University on. However, whilst the site is home to student and attracting invertebrates through the planting of website. incredible rate, LUU has The PIP programme works by creating conference wheelchair users, the grounds species on the RHS Pollinator List. The This is an opportunity to As part of our commitment, we have launched partnerships between University staff and previously housed fairly